Canada can't abandon rules-based trade, but it needs a plan B as it adapts to changing geopolitics.
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Canada’s strategy on trade and farm support needs to pivot quickly
Canada can’t abandon rules-based trade, but it needs a plan B as it adapts to changing geopolitics
Ag productivity hampered by policy: speakers
If Canada doesn’t make itself attractive to agri-food businesses, other nations will, panelists warn
If Canada doesn't make itself attractive to draw agri-food businesses, other nations will, panelists warn
‘Guardrails’ needed on sustainable trade
CAFTA calls for better watch on the watchers when sustainability enters trade discussion
CAFTA calls for better watch on the watchers when sustainability enters trade discussion.
East-west issues are more similar than different
Farmers should put their regional differences aside on common issues
Opinion: Farmers should put their regional differences aside on common issues.
Report highlights optimism, resignation in agriculture sector
Belief that industry and government can remedy policy, extreme weather and trade issues varies across stakeholders
Report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute highlights optimism, but also resignation in agriculture sector when looking to the future.
Labour, funding challenges hinder Manitoba crop research
“We don’t want to have really important research questions coming to us from the farming community that (scientists) in Manitoba can’t answer because of capacity (issues),” said Katherine Stanley, research program manager for special crops.
Animal rights group calls for halt to horse-for-slaughter export
Group argues that delays on Japanese side exceed allowable time without food, rest and water
Animal rights groups say horses shipped from Canada to Japan by air were on the ground without food, rest or water upon arrival long enough to violate Canadian rules.
Is it time for farmers to have their own political party?
Frustrated farmers have organized politically in the Netherlands. Should Canadian farmers follow suit?
Farmer-supportive parties are winning political power in Europe. What does that mean for Canada? Is it time for a farmer political party?
Editorial: Waiting game on Bill C-234
Mother Nature has thrown the federal government a bone on Bill C-234. Manitoba’s weekly crop reports show harvest 2023 ran ahead of the five-year average pretty much from the get-go. There were still some soybeans, corn and sunflowers to come off as of Oct. 17, as well as regional patches of canola. But, for the
Wanted: A long-term vision for the future of Canadian agriculture
Greater collaboration, consultation and issue ownership required to manage major disruption, says report
Glacier FarmMedia – What does Canada’s agriculture and food sector need to do to insulate itself from major disruptions? According to the latest Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) report “A Toolbox for Managing Crises,” everyone linked to ag needs to stop working alone to extinguish fires and instead adopt a more dynamic approach to problem solving. In practice,
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